Apparel-coat.



No. 660,985; Patented Oct. 30, I900.

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APPAREL GOAT.

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No. 660,985. Patented Oct. 30, I900. F. G. DUDSHON.

APPAREL COAT.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFF C FREDERICK G. DODSHON, OF HAMILTON, OHIO,ASSIGNOR TO JACOB A.

SOMMERS, OF SAME PLACE.

APPAREL-COAT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 660,985, dated October30, 1990. Application filed May 31, 1900. Serial No. 18.644. (No model.)

To a whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, FREDERICK G. D01)- sHoN, a citizen of Great Britain,and a resident of Hamilton, Ohio, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Coats, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to coats of the Waterproof class which are adaptedto use in inclement weather by teanisters and others; and the object ofmy improvement is to provide such form of construction and assemblage ofparts as to require but few separate pieces of fabric and acorrespondinglylimited number ofseams to connect them together. Infabric which is coated with a substance that is impervious to Water theperforations by the needle in making the seams have a tendency to leak.Decreasing the number of the seams and locating'them in theleast-exposed positions increases the efficiency and durability of thecoat and decreases the cost of its manufacture.

The foregoing advantages are attained in the following-described manner,as illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure l is thepattern; Figs. 2 and 3, rear and front elevations, respectively, of acoat with portions of one side'removed; Fig. 4, the front elevation of acoat with portions of one side removed and showing a modified form ofconstruction; Fig. 5, a rear elevation of the sleeve in invertedposition. Fig. 6 is a modified form of pattern in a single piece, andFig. 7 is a perspective view of the coat constructed from said pattern.

In the drawings, A represents the front, B the back, O the shoulder, andD the sleeve, of each half of the coat and all formed of a single pieceof fabric, as shown in Fig. l. Collar E, of any desired form and size,may be either attached to the coat or omitted.

In construction vertical seam F joins the corresponding edges a and b ofthe two separate pieces of which the coat is composed. Transverse seam Gjoins edges 0 and d, scyeseam H joins edges e and), and sleeve-seam Ijoins the edges 9 and h. Cuff-gap J is situated on substantially theopposite side of the sleeve from the sleeve-seam and is closed by seam Kto provide an apparent fullness at the elbow portion and give a moredesirable form to the sleeve than if it were omitted.

The scye-seam H is limited in length and extends from the lowest pointin the scye or armhole to about one-third of the distance in a forwarddirection around the sleeve at the shoulder and terminates attheintersection therewith of the end of the sleeve-seam 1. Transverse seamG connects at one end with the lower or forward extremity of thescye-seam H and at the other end with an intermediate point in thevertical seam F.

The form of the pattern 'may be changed to dispense with transverse seamG and substitute therefor either-a transverse'seam L in the frontportion, as shown in Fig. 7, or an ordinary side seam at M to extendfrom the scye, preferably the rear end, to the bottom of the coat. Bythe substitution of side seam M, which joins edges 4. and j, fortransverse seam G the vertical seam F may be omitted, if desired, andthe entire coat formed of a single piece of fabric by means of twocontinnous seams, each consisting of a sleeve, scye, and side seam, asshown in Fig. 7, and wherein the seams are completely protected from theweather by being covered by the sleeve.'

By making the edges of the material forming the respective seams ofsubstantially the same length they can be sewed together bya person whois not skilled in making clothing and a smooth surface is secured, thusavoiding the danger of forming ridges, which are exposed to excessiveWear and are difficult to form properly to cause the ends of the seam tobe even, as would be the case where the edges are of unequal length, andthe material in one of them must be gathe ed or formed into ridges anddepressions to make it correspond in lengthwith the shorter seam. Theedges are also preferably cut substaptially straight, except thoseforming the scye seams, and those upon the opposite sides of thedifferent parts of the garmen t,as the front, back, and sleeves,respectively, are substantially parallel with each other, whereby thesleeves and the body, except around the neck and shoulders, aresubstantially cylindrical,

and a loosely-fitting sack-coatis secured that IOO ing the lowest pointor forward end of the scye to bring the sleeve-seam underneath the arm,where it is more completely protected.

Having fully described my improvement, what I claim as my invention, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, 1s-

As a new article of manufacture, a coat having its body formed with avertical seam on each side and its sleeves each, with a singlelongitndinal seam, the vertical seams each extending in a straightline from the rear end of the seye-seam to the bottom of the coat andthe sleeve-seams each extending from the forward end of the scye, theedges of the material forming the respective seams being ofsubstantially the same length and also substantially straight. exceptthe scye-seams, whereby the seams are smooth and are pr0- teeted by thesleeves, substantially as set forth.

FREDERICK G. DODSIION. Witnesses:

ROBERT S. CARR,

R. S. \VOODRUFF.

